December 2023 at Universal Orlando -- Here's What You Can Expect!

In today's video, we tell you everything you need to know if you're visiting the Universal Orlando Resort in December 2023! From the Holidays at Universal to park hours and more, you'll be ready for your trip after this video! Check it out and let us know what you're most excited about at Universal Studios Orlando this month!
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[@heidipotter9128]

Meeting my best friend for a whole week, in just a few days! It will be her first time at Universal. Can't wait to show her around. Seeing you two would be the cherry on top🤗

[@ThePughTwo]

Omg that’s so exciting! She’s gonna love it!!

[@donray2435]

BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE

[@ThePughTwo]

B O O M!!!

[@donray2435]

MORE VIDS!!!!! LETS FN GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ThePughTwo]

Let’s go, Don! It’s almost December!

[@Lorena-OT7]

I already know what to expect in December because I was there in 2019 but I’m still watching because I love you guys❤

[@ThePughTwo]

You’re so sweet, thank you!! We really appreciate it!

[@alimatt9685]

Loving all the content lately! Always the best universal vids

[@ThePughTwo]

You’re so sweet, thank you!!

[@Shannon-x2q]

I can believe I got to see them

[@kristihicks9549]

Love this. I have yet to make it for the holidays but am crossing fingers I can for 2024:-). Thanks for another informative video :-). 😊

[@ThePughTwo]

Omg! We hope you make it next year, too. The holidays are so fun!

[@krystlenickerson504]

Can't wait to see y'all in 6 days! Great video as always! When tyler said "crowds" I thought he said"crabs" bahahahahah😂😂😂😂 I cannot wait for the mini meetup!

[@ThePughTwo]

Now just 3!!! 😂😂 low crabs in early December!! 🦀 the mini is gonna be so fun and hopefully better weather lol

[@krystlenickerson504]

@@ThePughTwo I only vaguely remember the crabs last December, but I'm so excited! Anxious, too. I hate packing. I always think I'm packing incorrectly! Bahhh

[@creativeescapestravel]

I will be down for the mini meetup and Friday night of reg meetup!! This is my second one and I can't wait!!!

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so exciting! We hope you have a great time!

[@MGallo]

My wife and I are coming down on Monday. Thank god we’re missing that hogwarts express closure 😅

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so exciting! And we’re glad you’re missing it, too!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

*Thank you for being so gracious with your time at the December meetup tonight. My wife really enjoyed meeting you. I’m pretty sure you’re her favorite creators!* I hope you enjoy the hat, shirts, and keychain! Keep that great content coming. I know how much we value and appreciate it!

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh my gosh, of course! We just got everything in the mail, that was so sweet of you! We hope y’all had a great time at the meetup, and thank you again!!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

@@ThePughTwo *Enjoy! Ty again*

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

@@ThePughTwo *Keep being the best at what you do 😊*

[@MollyFitzBrown]

We just got annual passes after many years of not having them and all the holiday stuff had been amazing! The parade and the Grinch are my 2 holiday faves!

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh that’s so fun!! We’re so glad you’re enjoying it!

[@jimreilly1030]

Thanks for the great updates , my daughter said she loves to watch Anna because you make her happy. We are sorry You don’t feel well Tyler and hope you get better soon.

[@ThePughTwo]

Y’all are so sweet!! Thankfully he’s already feeling better. The weather going from 85 to 60 and back over and over again is rough on the sinuses 😂

[@stormym82]

Grrat video! My husband, kids, my parents, and I will be there in a week. We love Universal during the holidays!

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you!! We hope y’all have a great time at the parks!

[@tlo11738]

The quality/editing in this video is amazing

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you so much!! 🫶🏻

[@jhartle16]

My wife and I are heading down the 7th-9th! So excited that we missed the Hogwarts Express closure! We also got the tickets for the Informer mini night on the 7th! Thanks for all you guys do to help keep everyone informed!

[@randomlyjme9]

My husband and I are going to be there the exact same dates! 😅 I'm ready for my 12 butterbeers

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so exciting!! We hope y’all have a great time at the meetup, too!

[@greatone33j]

Tyler needs a Christmas themed Bass Pro Shop hat 🤣🤣

[@ThePughTwo]

😂😂 that’d be amazing lol

[@kimgrod]

Gotta kick outta Anna … giggling at the holiday characters being silly while wearing a Gangsta shirt! Oh, yeah, u b OG😅

[@ThePughTwo]

😂🤣 I’m not the gansta, Santa is!! Lol

[@RyanKelbel]

Awesome guys, thank you! Anna my wife and I have the same "Gangster Wrapper" sweatshirts! ❤ We won't be down for December, we hope you both have an awesome holiday season and a Merry Christmas!

[@ThePughTwo]

Haha I love that sweatshirt! I was just thinking today I need to go to Walmart and see what they have for Christmas this year. We hope you enjoy the holidays as well!!

[@SuperboyCK]

They're at Universal! Watch the Pugh Two celebrate Grinchmas like they're Cindy Lou Who

[@darkheartt302]

I am sure I am not the only one who clicked this video to see the beautiful red haired lady! Thank you for posting this video! Very informative!!! 10/10!!

[@ThePughTwo]

Haha thank you!

[@guitarismike9]

My family and I are going to Universal in a couple weeks and we were hoping to grab some merch from you two. Is there a website we can buy some shirts from or anything? We love your videos but my wife has told me a billion times how yall are her favorite KZbin celebrities. 😂 Thanks for the help! Roll Tide!

[@ThePughTwo]

Yes! There’s a link in the description of all our videos where you can find our merch. We hope y’all have an amazing time on your trip, and we hope to see you in the parks, too!

[@Julia-re3xq]

I love y'all's months videos so much it's my ultimate videos as well as food so keep up the good work

[@ThePughTwo]

Awh, thank you, Julia!!

[@Julia-re3xq]

@@ThePughTwo your so welcome you guys

[@wakulla70]

It's been over a year since one of these videos has been applicable to me! So excited to return to Universal this month!

[@ThePughTwo]

Yay!! We hope you have the best time on your trip!

[@BrianHeffner]

Ok I officially watch you guys to much cause I noticed the blue backpack blue bass pro hat combo and wondered what happened to the red backpack lol

[@ThePughTwo]

😂😂 it’s over three years old and finally got replaced!

[@kimgrod]

Thanks for the vid! Enjoy your happy vibes. We had a blast last Dec. UOR seems extra magical for the late winter holiday. Planning on visiting Universal Hollywood this year. Went a few years ago. Super crowded. Shoulder-to-shoulder.

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you, Kim! And yes! We love how magical it is. We need to visit Hollywood during the holidays, too!

[@evthehufflepuff]

hope to experience the holidays at universal orlando one day 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 your videos are best, thank you for another great video!!!!!!!!!!

[@ThePughTwo]

It’s the best, we hope you get to soon, too!

[@rhondaroo8303]

We just got back from our post-Thanksgiving trip. I actually got to say a quick hello to you while you were filming this video (I was the one who was in a rush to say hi in the candy store in San Francisco). I wanted to talk more, but we were in a rush to finish up the Tree Hunt with our girls before heading to Hagrid's before the parade started. Love the video as always. We will be back in a few months, and I hope to run into you again. Merry Christmas!

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh that’s so fun! We’re sorry we didn’t get to talk long, but we’re glad we got to say hello! We hope to see you when you’re back, too!

[@camilaisabel4215]

Thank you for the December update! I will be visiting with my little sibling as our first sister holiday trip and it will also be my last trip as an annual pass holder .

[@ThePughTwo]

Thanks for watching! We hope y’all have a great trip!!

[@kevinyensch4650]

You both are great. Really enjoy your videos. Keep it up.

[@ThePughTwo]

You’re so sweet, thank you!!

[@KhuBear]

I hope you two have a wonderful Christmas 🎅🏻🎄

[@ThePughTwo]

You too!!

[@malvaashdown]

I was waiting for that video! 🥰 Thanks for the info. I wasn’t aware that there would be an Orlando informer meetup when I’ll be there. I hope it doesn’t mean it will be more crowded in the evening. I would have liked to attend the meetup but I already have my regular tickets. Have fun! I can’t wait to enjoy the parks again (second visit for me, first one for my nephew). 🤩

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh that’s so fun!! We wouldn’t worry about the meetup affecting crowds either! We hope you have a great trip!

[@Ken_Leivonen]

Hi Anna & Tyler, This was. Very nice and to the point monthly update, thank you for sharing, can’t wait to spend some time in the parks this month. Ken

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you, Ken! We hope you enjoy your time at the parks, and we hope we’re able to meet up and say hello at some point!

[@lashaysmith7783]

Sticking my head in to say hello and sending all my love and support. I've been under the weather and I feel like I'm behind on videos 🤦🏽. Anna your Christmas spirit was shining bright!!! Tyler I hope you feel better. 🎄🎅💗

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh no, we hope you get to feeling better LaShay!! Thankfully Tyler’s voice has already recovered. It’s gone from 85 to 60 and back to 87 in less than a week, so our sinuses have been obliterated 😂

[@12vguy47]

Hi guys, we’re here right now doing all the Christmas stuff just like you recommended

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so fun! We hope you’re enjoying it!!

[@cindynelson1226]

Omg can't wait until December 18 we will be in Florida and back at the parks for 2 weeks..we start off at seaworld can't wait to do the penguin encounter and killer whale encounter and ride pipeline for the 1st time and see rudolph and friends then we're doing disney magic Kingdom and mickeys very merry Christmas party on the 21 that should be amazing as it's our first time going to mickeys very merry Christmas party and then of course we will be at universal after that for the grinch breakfast on the 26th and thinking of doing the holiday tour on Christmas eve or Christmas day..we are hoping to run into you both and finally get to meet you..been watching your videos for 3 years ..we are super excited and ready to hit the parks..hurry up December 17th..lol

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so exciting! We hope y’all have an amazing time on your trip and we hope to run into you too!

[@duvalfamily4605]

Loving all the content, and this one's particularly helpful for our upcoming trip!

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you!! We hope y’all have a great trip!

[@El.Bandido.Mapache]

I just went yesterday with my fiancee, we saw the shrek meet and greet but sadly missed all of the others.

[@ThePughTwo]

Awh, we’re sorry you missed the others. Shranta is pretty good though 😂

[@lukekoenders7]

hope Tyler's voice gets better and loved the vid as you guys know how to make me small. Just buy your awesomeness😊

[@ThePughTwo]

He’s doing much better! Thank you!

[@lukekoenders7]

your welcome my friends@@ThePughTwo

[@vickistory2724]

Thank you so much for the updates. We will be there Dec 1 - 10th.. Going to Sea World and Busch Gardens this year also. Then Universal all the rest of the days. I will most definitely be for the Streamroller concert. Hope to see you guys while I'm there.

[@ThePughTwo]

How exciting! We hope you enjoy your trip, and we hope to run into you too!

[@vvvprince9487]

I’m so excited for my December trip, going from the 15-18th and it should just barely beat the crowds

[@ThePughTwo]

You’re gonna have so much fun!

[@stevencoppola9556]

I'll be there for regular meetup on the first. Didn't do mini meetup but i sure hope it doesn't rain like it did for first one. Great video. Video needed more Tyler...he is the mib champion after all. 😅

[@AgentSong394]

We'll be at the OI mini meetup next Thursday and the Friday night meetup too 🎉🎉🎉

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so exciting! We’ll be there both nights, too!

[@basic_CeceRae]

Yay!!! My fav month

[@ThePughTwo]

It’s the best!!

[@jailenek5221]

I've been waiting for the December update because my boyfriend and I are headed there the second week of December! Unfortunately we only have one day at Universal, but thanks to you guys, we'll be utilizing EPA and so many other tips and tricks you all taught me! We really wanted to do the Orlando informer meet-up, but unfortunately, it's already sold out for the dates we'll be there. Oh well! Still can't wait to be there😄 Thanks for all the work you guys do!🥰

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so exciting!! We hope you have a great time and make the most out of your one day!

[@jailenek5221]

​@@ThePughTwo Thank you!

[@turcj]

Now that you are venturing into the other parks, you need to see Sea World's Christmas Celebration. They have a living nativity show (O Wondrous Night) that leaves me a sobbing mess. Then they have Rudolph meet and greets, a Sesame Street Christmas Parade, an Elmos Christmas Show, Street performers, food, and you end off the night in the stadium watching a live figure skating show and fireworks. I think it is the best Christmas in Orlando.

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh that’s so fun! We need to go check it out!!

[@justinpatrick7899]

I agree the Christmas decorations in the Wizarding World are the best! Bummer that the Hogwarts Express will be down for that week. It's a really fun way to get between IOA & USF.

[@ThePughTwo]

Yes! It’s so pretty! It’s interesting they chose that week, but I guess it needed some maintenance before the big holiday rush lol

[@lisacaruso7224]

Heading there Monday! Where is your Grinch bag from?

[@ThePughTwo]

It’s from Universal!!

[@lisacaruso7224]

@@ThePughTwo Did you get it recently? In Dr Suess Land?

[@lisacaruso7224]

@@ThePughTwo Nevermind I found it!

[@mkcarrot]

We’re coming for our honeymoon the 11-15th! So sad the train will be down but really excited to be back!

[@ThePughTwo]

Awh, we hope you have a great time!! And congrats on getting married!

[@sehattonii]

Noooo Not the Last one!!

[@ThePughTwo]

Don’t worry, that just means we get to start over in January! Lol

[@Swiftab2]

Just from the background where you were mostly at, looks very ‘quiet’ compared to Disneyland/sea Tokyo. Nice to visit without the crowd and long waiting times. Waited 3hrs for a ride at Disneysea Tokyo, this was in Nov 😅. Joined the queue thinking it was near the entrance but it stretched to another area completely. Wanted/willing to get the Disney priority but tickets was purchased through third party klook and unsure if that works, plus the language barrier. Queued up for the ‘experience’. Still had a great time overall but the crowd was 😂. This will be next on my list, planning for Aug 2024. 🎉

[@ThePughTwo]

It wasn’t bad at all the day we visited! It was right after Thanksgiving which tends to be slow. We timed it perfectly! Lol

[@joseromanillo99]

Im going December 9th so Im guessing ill still be able to do the Hogwarts express right?

[@ThePughTwo]

You will!

[@EPiche09]

I really want to come back this month. Flights from Minneapolis are looking kinda cheap..... where are you christmas?

[@ThePughTwo]

😂😂 do ittttt!!!!!

[@rafaelmateodev]

Hi guys!

[@ThePughTwo]

Hello! 👋

[@thecoolestdad]

I'd love to be there for the first or second week in December, but we did the after Thanksgiving trip with my oldest daughter and son in law. Maybe next year. But we should be popping down there sometime next year after my daughter completes here yearly Universal travel agent training online.

[@ThePughTwo]

That’s so fun! We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving trip, and hope you’re able to come in December next year!!

[@colinholder5438]

4:28 Um😬I thought it would be slow considering how cheap the hotels were when I booked🤦🏻‍♂️ Thank goodness I grabbed a Holiday Tour🎄

[@devonfoley7736]

Are y’all going to be here anytime this week would love to meet yall

[@ThePughTwo]

We will! We usually come to the parks 2-3 days a week to film. When we’re there, we post stories on our instagram so that’s the easiest way to keep track of when we’re there!

[@WJasonW]

I really enjoyed this update. The holiday decorations are fantastic. Side note for Tyler, be careful with the side effects of that Frankincense. Make sure you dilute it a bit.

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you!! We love the holiday decor, too. It’s so pretty! And thanks for the info! We’ll keep that in mind lol

[@kateresnick6898]

Great channel! Love your content. We’re trying to go 1 day to Universal during our trip soon. How can we find out how bad the crowds the week of 12/18-12/22? Should we shoot for earlier in the week as opposed to later.

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you so much!! Earlier that week would be better. The closer to Christmas the busier it gets! The best way we’ve found to really judge crowds is to look at the price of express passes for each day. They’re more expensive the busier it is!

[@MikuelaReneeNieto]

I'm planning to go the last week of December. What would you consider outfit arrangements since I'm coming from Louisiana.

[@badaute27]

Is the Grinch meeting people at Meet Ups? I thought I saw a video where y’all met him one time.

[@ThePughTwo]

He is!!

[@badaute27]

@@ThePughTwo ooohhh!! I sure hope we get to meet him. 💚

[@sncoleb4667]

Met you guys at the meetup tonight! We had so much fun! Thanks for chatting with us a sec! Also, Anna, I got you. We are staying at the Hardrock hotel, and I'm also obsessed with these pillows. I'm not sure if you ever figured out where you buy them, but they are made by the Phoenix Down Corporation. Again, thanks for the amazing content! It helps so much. 🪄

[@ThePughTwo]

Oh my gosh, yes!!! I should’ve asked for them for Christmas 😂 we did find them, but they’re like $100 a pillow and I don’t have that in me lol we’re so glad we got to say hello and hope you had a wonderful trip!!

[@pamechumbez90]

Hiii ! New here 🤗 I love your videos I’m from peru and I am going to universal for New York eve , any recomendation?

[@ThePughTwo]

Thank you so much! New Years is so fun in the parks, but it’ll be busy! Just make sure you mentally prepare for the crowds and have fun!!

[@jongebauer2464]

when will you guys be in universal this week

[@ThePughTwo]

We’ve been around all weekend!!

[@sseraj2898]

We are planning. To visit Florida for Disney and universal from 23 to 29 my goodness I’m so glad came across your video. We have a 3 yr old and 12 we are planning 2 days in Disney and 1 day in universal but after watching your video I’m wondering should we really visit universal. Since the lines you mentioned it’s astronomical and I just checked the express pass is 359 per ticket there is no way I’m purchasing that. I personally been to Disney twice already but it will be first time for my 3 yrs old. Can u suggest something else beside theme park in Orlando which will be different for us Chicagoan we trying to escape winter wonderland

[@ThePughTwo]

We don’t venture outside of the parks too much, but we still think it’s worth visiting Universal and/or Disney even when it’s busy! As long as you go in knowing it’s gonna be busy, you can still enjoy yourself, just with a little more patience! Lol

[@sseraj2898]

@@ThePughTwo great we bought Disney passes and I bought the ticket for universal but it’s the other park islands of adventure I just don’t want to get stuck in parks honestly it gets tiring My relax time is clear water beach

[@anaclaudiadamaso_autora]

Do you guys never go to Volcano Bay? I am kinda new here and... I was wondering! I would also like to see somethings there with you two - but i understand if it's because of waterproof gear reasons

[@ThePughTwo]

We do occasionally, but we’ve never filmed there because of the issue you mentioned! lol we’ll probably do a food video there in the spring, though!

[@patrickbelville2209]

Anna, you really shouldn't be touching strangers bananas in the park. Do you even know where that thing has been???🤨

[@ThePughTwo]

😂🤣 I asked first! Lol